 |  | | From Ellen Friedrichs, your About Teen Life Editor | | | Wouldn't it be great if you were just able to love the skin you were in? Sadly, far too many teens have a bad body image and are unhappy with what they see in the mirror, even if they actually look perfectly fine. Here is some background on this issue and a few tips on how to overcome a poor body image. | | | | | Sign up for more free newsletters: | | | | | Body image has to do with how you think about your size and shape. How you think about your body relates to how you think about yourself as a whole, so a negative body image is often linked to low self-esteem, anxiety, depression and feeling bad about yourself. Many people with a negative body image struggle with eating disorders, dieting and self-doubt. READ NOW | | | | Body image is the way you perceive your body shape and size. Most people struggling with an eating disorder (and many others who don't have an eating disorder) suffer from a negative and self-critical body image. While it is difficult to change the way you think about yourself and can take time, it can be done. Use these tips to begin working towards a positive body image. READ NOW | | | | Male body image is a topic you will hear more about in the future. Just as the average female runway model has gotten thinner, the average male model has gotten thinner and more muscular. Boys are feeling the pressure to look like the media images they see, sometimes with dangerous consequences. READ NOW | | | | Although anyone can be bullied, tweens and teens who are underweight or obese are at a higher risk of being bullied. When kids are targeted because of their weight, this is often referred to as weight teasing. And research shows that when kids are bullied about their weight – whether overweight, thin or somewhere in-between – they become dissatisfied with their bodies. The result is a body image problem. READ NOW | | | | | | An every-morning rundown of the day in history, with headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Click here to sign up! It's free (of course) and we think you'll like it! | | | | | Want More From About.com? | | | | Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics
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